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Water-land linkages: a relatively neglected issues in integrated water resources management by Bandaragoda, Don Jayatissa

“…However, the related resource management issues are either buried in soil science research or sub-merged in water management discourses. Subjects of erosion, degradation, drought and flooding are often discussed as either solely soil-related issues, or purely water-related issues. …”
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Metering of agricultural power supply in West Bengal, India: who gains and who loses? by Mukherji, Aditi, Das, B., Majumdar, N., Nayak, N.C., Sethi, R.R., Sharma, Bharat R., Banerjee, Partha Sarathi

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The realities and challenges of contemporary groundwater-based smallholder irrigated farming across the Indus, Ganges and Yellow River basins by Villholth, Karen G., Mukherji, Aditi, Sharma, Bharat R., Wang, J.

“…As a result, its use is sub-optimal where smallholders today employ a range of adaptation and coping strategies to uphold groundwater benefits. …”
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Water balance model for planning rehabilitation of a tank cascade irrigation system in Sri Lanka by Itakura, J.

“…Since time immemorial, people in South Asia have collected rainfall runoff in small storage reservoirs (called tanks) for later use in agricultural production, for domestic use and watering of livestock. …”
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The energy-irrigation nexus and its impact on groundwater markets in eastern Indo-Gangetic basin: Evidence from West Bengal, India by Mukherji, Aditi

“…South Asia in general and India in particular is heavily dependent on groundwater for supporting its largely agrarian population. …”
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Do Anthropogenic Dark Earths occur in the interior of Borneo? Some initial observations from East Kalimantan by Sheil, Douglas, Basuki, I., German L, Kuyper, Thomas W., Limberg G, Puri, R.K., Sellato, B., Noordwijk, Meine van, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline

“…Here, we present preliminary evidence for Anthropogenic Dark Earths (ADEs) in tropical Asia. Our surveys in East Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) identified several sites where soils possess an anthropogenic development and context similar in several respects to the Amazon s ADEs. …”
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RAPD variation among North Vietnamese Flemingia macrophylla (Willd.) Kuntze ex Merr. accessions by Heider, B., Andersson, Meike S., Schultze-Kraft, Rainer

“…Kuntze ex Merr., a multi-purpose legume with potential as dry-season forage crop, mainly occurs in subhumid to humid environments of tropical and subtropical Asia. Despite increasing interest in conservation of germplasm suitable for low-input production systems information on the genetic diversity of F. macrophylla is extremely scarce. …”
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Simple sequence repeat marker diversity in cassava landraces: Genetic diversity and differentiation in an asexually propagated crop by Fregene, Martin A., Suarez, MC, Mkumbira, J., Kulembeka, H.P., Ndedya, E, Kulaya, A, Mitchel, S, Gullberg, U., Rosling, H., Dixon, Alfred G.O., Dean, R., Kresovich, Stephen

“…Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is an allogamous, vegetatively propagated, Neotropical crop that is also widely grown in tropical Africa and Southeast Asia. To elucidate genetic diversity and differentiation in the crop's primary and secondary centers of diversity, and the forces shaping them, SSR marker variation was assessed at 67 loci in 283 accessions of cassava landraces from Africa (Tanzania and Nigeria) and the Neotropics (Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Guatemala, Mexico and Argentina). …”
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Ex ante impact assessment of disease control technologies: The case of vector-borne infections in Africa by Perry, Brian D., Kruska, Russell L., Medley, G.F., Mukhebi, A.W., O'Callaghan, C.J., Peter, T.F., Reid, Robin S., Williams, T.

“…Although previously concerned principally with Africa, the Institute now has a global mandate and is initiating research in Asia and Latin America. With such a broad mandate and geographical coverage, it is imperative that the institute develops a strategic focus, undertaking research on issues that are demonstrated to be of high priority, and ensuring research products reach its clients and beneficiaries. …”
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Would introducing the domestic buffalo into Ethiopia be worthwhile? by Taye, T., Ayalew, W.

“…Countries of east and Southeast Asia have expertise and experience in profitable utilizatmn of the buffalo, and promotional activities in Ethiopia should draw lessons from them. …”
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Building ecosystem resilience for climate change adaptation in the Asian highlands by Xu, J.C., Grumbine, R. Edward

“…The Asian Highlands, the vast mountainous area from Pakistan to China including the Hindu‐Kush Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau, have considerable global importance; they are the source of most of the major rivers of Asia, which sustain billions of downstream dwellers, are part of four Global Biodiversity Hotspots, and support rich cultural diversity. …”
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Dialling Up Resilience Stakeholder Consultation Workshop by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The proposal, named “Dialling Up Resilience”, is in response to a call for initiatives by the Global Resilience Partnership, a joint partnership between the Rockefeller Foundation, USAID, and Sida to find new solutions to improve lives in Africa and Asia. Forty people attended the stakeholder workshop and provided insight into existing resilience measurement initiatives, key players in the arena, and barriers and incentives to improving standardization and quality of resilience measurement. …”
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An assessment of chemical and biological product use in aquaculture in Bangladesh by Ali, H., Rico, A., Murshed-e-Jahan, K., Belton, Ben

“…Farm type and farm owner characteristics were used as independent variables to explain observed chemical use. Forty-six chemical and biological products (7 water and sediment treatment compounds, 13 disinfectants, 7 antibiotics, 7 pesticides, 8 fertilizers and 4 feed additives and probiotics) were reported to be applied in aquaculture. …”
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Gender roles and food safety in 20 informal livestock and fish value chains by Grace, Delia, Roesel, Kristina, Kang'ethe, Erastus K., Bonfoh, Bassirou, Theis, Sophie

“…Food-borne disease remains a major public health challenge in Africa and Asia. Most of the foods that carry the highest pathogen risk are produced by smallholder farmers, marketed through the informal sector, and sold in wet markets. …”
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Food safety in developing countries by Grace, Delia, Unger, Fred, Lapar, Ma. Lucila, Hung Nguyen-Viet

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Land use and agricultural change dynamics in SAT watersheds of southern India by Ahmed, I.M., Gumma, Murali K., Kumar, S., Craufurd, Peter Q., Rafi, I.M., Haileslassie, Amare

“…This is particularly evident in most dryland agricultural systems in South Asia. We study land use/land cover (LULC) changes over the last two decades in a watershed (9589 ha) located in semi-arid eco-region in South India (Anantapuram district) using Landsat and IRS imagery. …”
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Genetic diversity and geographical differentiation of nipa (Nypa fruticans Wurmb.) populations in peninsular Malaysia based on AFLP by Tsuji, K., Ghazalli, M.N., Ariffin, Z., Mohod. Nordin, S., Khaidizar, M.I., Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan, Sebastian, Leocadio S.

“…Nipa (Nypa fruticans Wurmb.) is a useful and widely distributed palm in Southeast Asia, but its habitats are declining due to industrial development. …”
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Gene pools and the genetic architecture of domesticated cowpea by Huynh, B., Close, T.J., Roberts, P. A., Hu, Z., Wanamaker, S., Lucas, M. R., Chiulele, R., Cisse, N., David, A., Hearne, S., Fatokun, C.A., Diop, N.N., Ehlers, J.D.

“…Walp.] is a major tropical legume crop grown in warm to hot areas throughout the world and especially important to the people of sub-Saharan Africa where the crop was domesticated. …”
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Replication data for: Strategic approaches to targeting technology generation: Assessing the coincidence of poverty and drought-prone crop production by Hyman, Glenn G., Fujisaka, Sam, Jones, Peter G., Wood, Stanley, Vicente, M. Carmen de, Dixon, John

“…Analysis showed that drought coincides with high levels of poverty in 15 major farming systems, especially in South Asia, the Sahel and eastern and southern Africa, where high diversity in drought frequency characterizes the environments. …”
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Yield gap analyses to estimate attainable bovine milk yields and evaluate options to increase production in Ethiopia and India by Mayberry, D., Ash, Andrew J., Prestwidge, D., Godde, Cécile M., Henderson, Benjamin B., Duncan, Alan J., Blümmel, Michael, Ramana Reddy, Y., Herrero, Mario

“…The aim of this paper is to quantify livestock yield gaps and evaluate opportunities to increase dairy production in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, using case studies from Ethiopia and India. …”
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